Verbena plant named ‘VEAZ0030’

ABSTRACT

A new  Verbena  plant named ‘VEAZ0030’ particularly distinguished by the large sized inflorescences, scarlet flowers with a peach starpattern, medium green, undivided leaves, and a trailing plant habit.

Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed: Verbenahybrida.

Varietal denomination: ‘VEAZ0030’.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new Verbena, botanically known asVerbena hybrida, and hereinafter referred to by the variety name‘VEAZ0030’.

‘VEAZ0030’ is a product of a planned breeding program. The new cultivarhas large sized inflorescences, scarlet flowers with a peachstarpattern, medium green, undivided leaves and a trailing plant habit.

‘VEAZ0030’ originated from mutation found in June 2012 in a greenhousein Enkhuizen, The Netherlands. The parent plant was 1453-3 with smallerred flowers.

‘VEAZ0030’ was selected as one flowering cutting of the stated plant inJune 2012 and immediately reproduced.

The first act of asexual reproduction of ‘VEAZ0030’ was accomplishedwhen stem tip cuttings were propagated in June 2012 in a greenhouse inEnkhuizen, The Netherlands.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Horticultural examination of plants grown from cuttings of the plantinitiated in the fall of 2011, and continuing thereafter, hasdemonstrated that the combination of characteristics as herein disclosedfor ‘VEAZ0030’ are firmly fixed and are retained through successivegenerations of asexual reproduction.

‘VEAZ0030’ has not been observed under all possible environmentalconditions. The phenotype may vary significantly with variations inenvironment such as temperature, light intensity, and day length.

A Plant Breeder's Right for this cultivar was applied for in theEuropean Union (CPVO-Community Plant Variety Office) on Nov. 19, 2015and assigned application number 2015/2725.

‘VEAZ0030’ has not been made publicly available prior to the effectivefiling date of this application, notwithstanding any disclosure that mayhave been made less than one year prior to the effective filing date ofthis application by the inventor or another who obtained ‘VEAZ0030’directly from the inventor.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined tobe basic characteristics of the new variety. The combination of thesecharacteristics distinguishes this Verbena as a new and distinctvariety.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH

The accompanying photographic drawing shows typical flower and foliagecharacteristics of ‘VEAZ0030’ with colors being as true as possible withan illustration of this type.

The photographic drawing in FIG. 1 shows a close view of aninflorescence of the new plant, and in FIG. 2 a whole flowering plant.

The aforementioned photograph was taken in July 2016 in Andijk, TheNetherlands. The plants were about 12 weeks old and were grown in 12 cmpots.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society ColourChart (R.H.S.) 2001.

TABLE 1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY ‘VEAZ0030’ AND MOST SIMILARVARIETIES ‘Voodoo Red Star’ ‘VEAZ0033’ (Wesverevostar US 2017/‘VEAZ0030’ PP23,049) 0150668 P1 Flower color: Scarlet Scarlet red with aRed rose with with a peach dark peach star a peach star star Flower,size: Larger Smaller Larger Leaf, width: Large Medium Medium Mildew NotVery Susceptible Not Observed susceptibility: susceptible

-   Plant:    -   -   Form, growth and habit.—Herbaceous, trailing and            free-branching.        -   Plant height.—18.0 cm.        -   Plant height (inflorescence included).—22.0 cm.        -   Plant width.—56.0 cm.-   Roots:    -   -   Number of days to initiate and produce roots.—11-13 days at            about 23 degrees C.        -   Type.—Fine, fibrous, free branching.        -   Color.—RHS N155B but whiter.-   Foliage:    -   -   Arrangement.—Opposite, simple.        -   Immature, leaf color, upper surface.—RHS 138B.        -   Immature, leaf color, lower surface.—RHS 137C.        -   Mature, leaf color, upper surface.—RHS 137A.        -   Mature, leaf color, lower surface.—RHS 137D.        -   Length.—Approximately 3 cm.        -   Width.—3.5-4 cm.        -   Shape.—Hastate.        -   Base shape.—Obtuse.        -   Apex shape.—Obtuse.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Texture, upper surface.—Pubescent.        -   Lower surface.—Pubescent.        -   Color of veins, upper surface.—RHS 145C.        -   Color of veins, lower surface.—RHS 145B.        -   Pattern of veining.—Pinnate.        -   Petiole color.—RHS 145B.        -   Petiole length.—0.6 cm.        -   Petiole width.—0.5 cm.        -   Texture.—Hirsute.-   Stem:    -   -   Branching characteristics.—Side branches develop potentially            at each node.        -   Quantity of main branches per plant.—9 to 12.        -   Color of stem.—RHS 143A.        -   Stem length.—About 14.0-26.0 cm.        -   Stem width.—About 0.3 cm.        -   Length of internodes.—About 2.5 to 3 cm.        -   Texture.—Hirsute.        -   Color of peduncle.—RHS 138C.        -   Length of peduncle.—From 2.0 to 4.0 cm.        -   Peduncle diameter.—0.3 cm.        -   Texture.—Canescent, also short, transparent. glandular            hairs.-   Inflorescence:    -   -   Type.—Umbel-like, but actually a spike, umbrella-shaped.        -   Blooming habit.—Flowers continuously during the summer            months.        -   Lastingness of individual blooms on the plant.—About 4-5            days in the greenhouse.        -   Fragrance.—None.        -   Number of inflorescences per plant.—49 at various stages at            development.        -   Horizontal diameter of inflorescence.—5.9-6.9 cm.        -   Depth of inflorescence.—3.8 cm.        -   Number of florets and buds per inflorescence.—Approximately            38-40.-   Bud:    -   -   Color.—RHS N155A.        -   Length.—0.4 cm (corolla only).        -   Width.—0.3 cm.        -   Shape.—Tubular with bulbous apex.-   Floret:    -   -   Form.—Sessile; salver-shaped, composed of 5 partly fused            petals with a base of a narrow tube.        -   Immature color, upper surface.—RHS 52A with a starpattern of            RHS 38B.        -   Immature color, lower surface.—RHS 39A with a starpattern of            RHS 38C.        -   Mature color, upper surface.—RHS 52B with a starpattern of            RHS 38B.        -   Mature color, lower surface.—RHS 39A with a starpattern of            RHS 38C.        -   Floret diameter.—3.5 cm.        -   Floret length (depth).—2.9 cm.        -   Petal length.—1.4 cm.        -   Petal width.—1.5 cm.        -   Shape.—Obcordate.        -   Apex shape.—Emarginate.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Petal texture, upper surface.—Papillose; a little glandular            hair.        -   Petal texture, lower surface.—Papillose, pubescent.        -   Corolla tube length.—2.4 cm.        -   Corolla tube width.—0.3 cm.        -   Corolla tube color inside.—RHS 39B.        -   Tube color outside.—RHS 46C.        -   Corolla texture, inside.—Pubescent.        -   Corolla texture, outside.—Canescent, lower part glabrous.        -   Throat hair color.—RHS 155D but whiter.-   Calyx:    -   -   Type.—Five sepals whose margins are fused to each other            along their length, with a transparent membrane of less than            0.1 cm in width and with one smaller sepal attached to the            base of the calyx.        -   Color of sepals.—RHS 143B.        -   Length of sepals.—1.1 cm.        -   Width of sepals.—0.2 cm.        -   Sepal shape.—Fused, linear.        -   Apex shape.—Acute.        -   Margins.—Entire.        -   Texture.—Fensely covered with very short glandular hair.-   Reproductive organs:    -   -   Gynoecium.—        -   Pistil.—1.        -   Pistil length.—1.5 cm.        -   Style color.—RHS N144B.        -   Style length.—1.5 cm.        -   Stigma color.—RHS 144A.        -   Ovary color.—RHS 144B.        -   Ovary length.—0.2 cm.        -   Ovary width.—0.1 cm.        -   Androecium.—        -   Stamens.—Anthers and filaments fused to upper half of            corolla tube; four anthers with two pollen sacs per anther.        -   Color of filaments.—RHS 151D.        -   Filament length.—0.2 cm.        -   Anther color.—RHS 151C.        -   Anther length.—0.1 cm.        -   Pollen amount.—None observed.-   Fertility/seed set: Neither seed nor fruit production has been    observed to date.-   Disease/pest resistance: Resistance to pathogens and pests common to    Verbena has not been observed.

What is claimed is:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Verbena plant named‘VEAZ0030’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.